[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 131 (Friday, July 24, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D654-D655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 7743, 
7768-7791; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 105-106; and H. Res. 1065-
1066, were introduced.                                   
  Pages H3857-58
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3859-60
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 7575, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 
the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of 
water and related resources, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 116-460, Part 1).                                  
Page H3857
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson of the United 
States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty defending the 
Capitol on July 24, 1998.                                    
  Page H3841
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2021: The House passed H.R. 7608, making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 166. Consideration 
began yesterday, July 23rd.                              
  Pages H3844-48
  Rejected the Granger motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 183 yeas to 228 
nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 165.       
Pages H3846-48
Agreed to:
  Tonko amendment (No. 67 printed in H. Rept. 116-459) that was debated 
on July 23rd that prohibits funds from being used by the EPA to 
finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule, ``Review of the 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter'' 
published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection 
Agency on April 30, 2020, which fails to protect, within an adequate 
margin of safety, communities of color from harmful air pollution 
during a global public health pandemic, where those communities are 
experiencing a disproportionately high death rate made worse by decades 
of exposure to toxic pollution (by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 
176 nays, Roll No. 163).                                 
Pages H3845-46
Rejected:
  Allen amendment (No. 62 printed in H. Rept. 116-459) that was debated 
on July 23rd that sought to reduce spending in Division C by 5% (by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 117 yeas to 292 nays, Roll No. 162); and 
                                                         Pages H3844-45
  Smith (MO) amendment (No. 102 printed in H. Rept. 116-459) that was 
debated on July 23rd that sought to reduce funding for the EPA 
Environmental programs and management to match the President's FY 21 
budget request (by a yea-and-nay vote of 155 yeas to 256 nays, Roll No. 
164).                                                        
Page H3846
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to correct section numbers, 
punctuation, spelling, and cross-references and to make such other 
technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to accurately 
reflect the actions of the House.                            
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  H. Res. 1060, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
7608) was agreed to yesterday, July 23rd.
Permitting the remains of the Honorable John Lewis, late a 
Representative from the State of Georgia, to lie in state in the 
rotunda of the Capitol: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 105, 
permitting the remains of the Honorable John Lewis, late a 
Representative from the State of Georgia, to lie in state in the 
rotunda of the Capitol.                                  
  Pages H3848-49
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque 
situated in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the 
rotunda of the Capitol for use in connection with services conducted 
for the Honorable John Lewis, late a Representative from the State of 
Georgia: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 106, directing the Architect 
of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque situated in the Exhibition 
Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol for 
use in connection with services conducted for the Honorable John Lewis, 
late a Representative from the State of Georgia.             
  Page H3849
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3844-45, H3845-46, H3846, 
H3847-48, and H3848.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:47 p.m.